1 01:00:00,500 --> 01:00:03,125 Good morning and welcome 2 01:00:03,125 --> 01:00:04,708 to your morning cereal. 3 01:00:08,833 --> 01:00:09,791 All right, good morning 4 01:00:09,791 --> 01:00:11,833 and welcome to Tuesday. 5 01:00:12,250 --> 01:00:13,541 All right, you made it through Monday 6 01:00:13,916 --> 01:00:16,416 and that's good for 10 points, let's say. 7 01:00:16,958 --> 01:00:18,208 And for 10 more points, 8 01:00:18,666 --> 01:00:21,458 can you name your favorite crayon color? 9 01:00:22,083 --> 01:00:23,958 Right, today is National Crayon Day. 10 01:00:24,250 --> 01:00:25,291 I just hope you weren't the kid 11 01:00:25,291 --> 01:00:26,375 that always peeled the 12 01:00:26,375 --> 01:00:27,958 paper off before even coloring. 13 01:00:28,541 --> 01:00:29,875 All right, well, that aside, 14 01:00:29,875 --> 01:00:31,000 it's a reminder that 15 01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:32,583 sometimes life works better 16 01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:34,791 when you stay inside the lines. 17 01:00:35,500 --> 01:00:37,000 Also, I guess it's sometimes 18 01:00:37,000 --> 01:00:38,500 better even when you don't. 19 01:00:38,666 --> 01:00:40,083 Well, it's not very straightforward, 20 01:00:40,333 --> 01:00:41,583 but something that we 21 01:00:41,583 --> 01:00:42,916 can answer definitively, 22 01:00:43,375 --> 01:00:44,208 it's the answer to 23 01:00:44,208 --> 01:00:45,500 yesterday's trivia question. 24 01:00:46,458 --> 01:00:47,500 Three, how many 25 01:00:47,500 --> 01:00:49,250 valves does a trumpet have? 26 01:00:49,250 --> 01:00:50,000 The answer is three. 27 01:00:50,625 --> 01:00:51,500 Well, it is time for 28 01:00:51,500 --> 01:00:52,291 the essential vitamins 29 01:00:52,291 --> 01:00:53,583 in your morning cereal. 30 01:00:53,583 --> 01:00:55,291 It's today's quote, and 31 01:00:55,291 --> 01:00:56,875 it's from Ewan McGregor, 32 01:00:57,125 --> 01:00:59,291 who said, "Then one day 33 01:00:59,291 --> 01:01:01,041 when you least expect it, 34 01:01:01,041 --> 01:01:02,666 "the great adventure finds you." 35 01:01:02,958 --> 01:01:03,333 End quote. 36 01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:04,916 Now your morning 37 01:01:04,916 --> 01:01:08,041 decode, trust life's timing, 38 01:01:08,666 --> 01:01:09,125 trust that 39 01:01:09,125 --> 01:01:11,666 opportunities, people, or situations 40 01:01:11,916 --> 01:01:13,875 that change your life will appear at 41 01:01:13,875 --> 01:01:15,750 exactly the right time, 42 01:01:16,000 --> 01:01:17,333 even if you aren't actively 43 01:01:17,333 --> 01:01:18,833 searching for them, right? 44 01:01:19,291 --> 01:01:22,041 I think old Ben Kenobi is very wise. 45 01:01:22,458 --> 01:01:23,541 All right, well, let's go ahead and hear 46 01:01:23,541 --> 01:01:24,625 from the experts now. 47 01:01:25,000 --> 01:01:26,291 It is time to pour in some 48 01:01:26,291 --> 01:01:28,750 atomic habits by James Clear. 49 01:01:29,291 --> 01:01:30,458 And today we are digging 50 01:01:30,458 --> 01:01:32,500 into the habits scoreboard, 51 01:01:32,791 --> 01:01:33,666 which is where things 52 01:01:33,666 --> 01:01:35,375 start getting very real here, 53 01:01:35,458 --> 01:01:37,041 because it's asking you 54 01:01:37,041 --> 01:01:38,166 to take an honest look 55 01:01:38,166 --> 01:01:39,666 at your daily habits. 56 01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:41,583 Without that usual, but I 57 01:01:41,583 --> 01:01:43,541 had a long day excuses, right? 58 01:01:43,750 --> 01:01:44,416 We all do that. 59 01:01:45,041 --> 01:01:47,250 Clear suggests a simple exercise. 60 01:01:47,750 --> 01:01:48,791 Write down your daily 61 01:01:48,791 --> 01:01:50,500 habits and label them as good, 62 01:01:50,500 --> 01:01:53,250 bad, or neutral, not judgmentally, okay? 63 01:01:53,375 --> 01:01:55,375 Just objectively, quote, 64 01:01:55,375 --> 01:01:57,666 "The first step to changing bad habits 65 01:01:57,666 --> 01:01:59,208 "is to be on the lookout for them." 66 01:01:59,208 --> 01:01:59,583 End quote. 67 01:02:00,125 --> 01:02:01,208 So awareness is the 68 01:02:01,208 --> 01:02:02,416 gateway to improvement. 69 01:02:02,791 --> 01:02:04,500 What's powerful here is the idea 70 01:02:04,666 --> 01:02:05,666 that habits are neither 71 01:02:05,666 --> 01:02:07,791 inherently good nor bad. 72 01:02:08,166 --> 01:02:09,458 They're only good or bad, 73 01:02:09,458 --> 01:02:10,083 depending on whether 74 01:02:10,083 --> 01:02:11,625 they serve you, right? 75 01:02:11,625 --> 01:02:12,291 That late night 76 01:02:12,291 --> 01:02:13,583 snack, well, that depends. 77 01:02:14,250 --> 01:02:16,500 Celebratory dessert or emotional spiral. 78 01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:20,041 He also emphasizes identity again here. 79 01:02:20,375 --> 01:02:22,083 Your habits are votes for who you are. 80 01:02:22,166 --> 01:02:24,250 If you repeatedly act in a certain way, 81 01:02:24,833 --> 01:02:25,750 you begin to believe 82 01:02:25,750 --> 01:02:28,166 that's just who you are, right? 83 01:02:28,375 --> 01:02:29,541 The scorecard helps 84 01:02:29,541 --> 01:02:32,333 interrupt that autopilot, okay? 85 01:02:32,333 --> 01:02:33,416 Another key idea is 86 01:02:33,416 --> 01:02:35,375 avoiding self-criticism. 87 01:02:36,041 --> 01:02:37,875 Clear encourages neutrality here. 88 01:02:38,416 --> 01:02:39,333 Observe your habits like 89 01:02:39,333 --> 01:02:40,708 a scientist, not a critic, 90 01:02:41,166 --> 01:02:42,875 because beating yourself up, it doesn't 91 01:02:42,875 --> 01:02:43,958 change your behavior. 92 01:02:43,958 --> 01:02:45,583 It just drains the energy 93 01:02:45,583 --> 01:02:47,291 that you need to change it. 94 01:02:47,750 --> 01:02:49,000 Quote, "Until you make 95 01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:50,333 the unconscious conscious, 96 01:02:50,958 --> 01:02:52,166 it will direct your life 97 01:02:52,166 --> 01:02:54,166 and you will call it fate." 98 01:02:54,500 --> 01:02:54,833 End quote. 99 01:02:55,500 --> 01:02:57,541 Now that line, it should hit hard 100 01:02:57,833 --> 01:02:59,208 because so much of what 101 01:02:59,208 --> 01:03:01,333 we do daily is automatic. 102 01:03:01,833 --> 01:03:03,250 The habit scorecard shines 103 01:03:03,250 --> 01:03:04,500 a light on those patterns 104 01:03:04,666 --> 01:03:05,708 so you can decide 105 01:03:05,708 --> 01:03:07,625 what stays and what goes. 106 01:03:08,041 --> 01:03:09,041 All right, here it is, 107 01:03:09,041 --> 01:03:10,333 your Tuesday takeaway. 108 01:03:10,833 --> 01:03:13,333 You can't improve what you don't notice. 109 01:03:13,541 --> 01:03:15,625 So start by paying attention. 110 01:03:16,500 --> 01:03:17,500 All right, friends, grab 111 01:03:17,500 --> 01:03:18,625 your metaphorical crayon 112 01:03:18,750 --> 01:03:20,041 and color outside the 113 01:03:20,041 --> 01:03:21,791 lines today, but just a little. 114 01:03:22,125 --> 01:03:23,833 And no, I did not forget, 115 01:03:23,833 --> 01:03:25,166 here are my favorite 116 01:03:25,166 --> 01:03:26,625 crayon colors, right? 117 01:03:26,625 --> 01:03:27,250 They have those funny 118 01:03:27,250 --> 01:03:28,208 names on some of them. 119 01:03:28,416 --> 01:03:30,291 Here's three, macaroni and cheese, 120 01:03:30,875 --> 01:03:33,583 outer space, and atomic tangerine. 121 01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:34,583 Those are some of my 122 01:03:34,583 --> 01:03:35,375 favorite color names. 123 01:03:35,708 --> 01:03:37,250 All right, well, it is time for the prize 124 01:03:37,250 --> 01:03:38,500 from the bottom of the cereal box. 125 01:03:38,875 --> 01:03:39,958 The morning cereal 126 01:03:39,958 --> 01:03:41,375 trivia question of the day, 127 01:03:42,166 --> 01:03:43,416 what is the fastest 128 01:03:43,416 --> 01:03:45,125 growing outdoor plant? 129 01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:47,583 All right, thanks for listening to 130 01:03:47,583 --> 01:03:48,583 morning cereal today. 131 01:03:48,583 --> 01:03:50,125 We will see you back here tomorrow 132 01:03:50,125 --> 01:03:51,666 for the answer to the trivia question 133 01:03:52,166 --> 01:03:54,125 and more sugar for the soul. 134 01:03:54,125 --> 01:03:57,125 And until then, have a fantastic day. 135 01:03:58,333 --> 01:03:59,875 Don't forget to follow and subscribe 136 01:03:59,875 --> 01:04:01,375 to the morning cereal podcast 137 01:04:01,375 --> 01:04:03,333 on the One Life Live It channel. 138 01:04:03,875 --> 01:04:05,541 You can find more episodes and videos 139 01:04:05,541 --> 01:04:07,000 by visiting our YouTube channel 140 01:04:07,208 --> 01:04:08,291 and the website at 141 01:04:08,291 --> 01:04:10,875 seaningless and at seaningless.com, 142 01:04:11,083 --> 01:04:11,958 where you can also 143 01:04:11,958 --> 01:04:13,416 follow our other podcasts, 144 01:04:13,750 --> 01:04:14,916 the Mr. and Mrs. English podcast 145 01:04:15,500 --> 01:04:16,500 and the Life Happens podcast. 146 01:04:17,500 --> 01:04:19,583 And these other podcasts will dive deeper 147 01:04:19,583 --> 01:04:20,500 into everyday issues, 148 01:04:20,750 --> 01:04:22,000 self-improvement and well-being, 149 01:04:22,250 --> 01:04:24,041 business and finance, and we 150 01:04:24,041 --> 01:04:25,333 welcome special guests too. 151 01:04:25,833 --> 01:04:26,875 So join us, it'll be a 152 01:04:26,875 --> 01:04:27,875 good time, I promise. 153 01:04:28,541 --> 01:04:29,625 Thanks again for listening. 154 01:04:29,625 --> 01:04:31,208 Have a fantastic day and 155 01:04:31,208 --> 01:04:31,750 we'll see you tomorrow.